Nose-ring.



A. A. LANDON. NOSE RING.

AEPLIOATION FILED MAY 13, 1907.

Y'nz uamus PET! RS 911.. WASHINGTON. u c

PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

drawings or any 'ASA A. LANnoN, OF MILLEDGEVILLE, ILLINOIS.

NO SE -RING.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ASA A. LANDON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milledgeville, in the county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nose-Rings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to nose rings for hogs and consists in mounting on the ordinary wire ring a disk with a central hole and with a series of barbs around its edge.

The construction of my improved nose ring will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a view of a hogs head'with my improved nose ring in position in its snout, Fig. 2, a front view of the barbed disk on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 3, a side view of the disk shown in Fig. 2.

In the drawings similar reference charactors indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved nose ring consists of the wire ring 1 that may be of the form shown in the other form desired employmg a round. wirev Before insertingrathe ring 1 in the snout oil? the hog a circular metal disk 2 is strung on the ring by means of a central hole 3 so that when in position the points of barbs 4; on the edge of the disk are toward the animals snout,

The barbs 4 are formed on straight lines forming chords of the disk, as shown at 5 and bending the resultingv point 6 outward. on curved planes as shown.

tyaaang the disk Specification of Letters Patent.

A lication filed May 13,1907. $erial No. 378,453,

In the drawing I have shown the disk formed with three points but this number may be increased or diminished if desired though for the most effective operation the number should not be less than the three shown.

When in position it will be apparent that whenever the anin'ial lowers its snout to root,

whatever position the disk may be in, itsv weight will cause it to drop in position so that Patented Decf17, 1907;

one or more of the points 6 will prick the end I of its nose when it strikes aresisting substance and discourage the animals effort to root.

Having thus described my invention what claim is 1. In combination with a nose ring, a dlsk having a central hole therein mounted on the ring, and barbs formed at regular intervals around the edge of the disk and at equal and described. I v v 2. In combination with a nose ring, a disk having a central hole therein to receive the ring, said disk havingcuts starting at theperiphery thereof and extending along lines forming chords of the disk, the cutaway portion bent downwardly forming barbs around the periphery of the disk, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ASA A. DON.

I/Vitnesses:

WILLIAM .M. BROWN, GERTRUDE Gr. YOUNGMAN.

I 3 ,1 V distances from one another and from the cen tral hole aforesaid, substantially as shown I I 

